Give Something Away Everyday
By Lindsay Kenny
Here's a way to brighten your own day everyday. Give something away that costs you nothing every day for 10 days. It could be priceless to the recipient.
Do this every day for 10 days and see if you feel differently, or if something good happens to you, or if you make someone else feel better.
If you miss a day, start over with day one. When you see the improvement, it's likely you'll want to continue for another 10 days, and another 10 after that.
If you are resistant to this idea for "Brightening Your Life"; "I don't have enough time."...." Who's she kidding?"... "I don't have the energy."..."That won't help me pay my utility bills," then please read this anyway. It's not as hard as you might think.
Use some of the below examples to inspire your own ideas about simple, totally cost-free "gifts". Below are just suggestions...and some inspiring stories. You really don't have to do all of them or even any of them.
1) Give verbal appreciation and a little flower to a person of service; a store clerk, grocery bagger, wait-person, bus driver or anyone else that makes your life a little easier. Service people usually get tips too, but often other acknowledgement can be more valuable to them than money (but leave the tip too.) Remember other people who help you (whom we sometimes take for granted, like your mailman (person,) who sometimes brings your mail to the door, in spite of your dog. Or, find your paper boy (person) who hardly ever throws your newspaper in the water, or the patrol officer who protects your street and hardly ever tows away your car. "The best way to "make your day" is by having someone tell you that you have made their day."
2) Offer a few words of encouragement to someone who seems to need them. Let the situation guide you. Sometimes just listening or asking if you can help is enough.
3) Write a "gratitude note" or even an e-mail, thanking someone who has touched or motivated you in a meaningful way. "Hey Brad, I just wanted to let you know that your advice about my girlfriend really made me feel better. You're the greatest." .... "Hi Nicole, Thanks for driving me home the other day. I know it was out of your way so it was very thoughtful of you to do that. I hope I can repay the favor someday." ....
4) Leave an anonymous gift; a flower, poem or cute picture to someone who usually gives to others. They will be thrilled with the surprise and will probably tell everyone they see about it (or they might worry that someone is stalking them.) Then, 10 days later, if you want, tell them it was you who appreciated them.
5) Show a kid (or an adult) how to "tap" away their sadness or hurt feelings. (Visit her website to learn about "tapping"---Jim)
6) Help someone: Assist an elderly person or a physically challenged person across the street, through a door or lifting packages. Help a tourist take a picture of their whole group so they can be in the shot.
Part 2 will be tomorrow.
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